ICL Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Results

Business Wire 26-Feb-2025 2:05 AM

Delivers annual sales of $6,841 million, adjusted EBITDA of $1,469 million and earnings per share of $0.38

Specialties-driven EBITDA reaches 70% of total adjusted EBITDA for the year and 73% in the fourth quarter

ICL (NYSE:ICL) (TASE: ICL), a leading global specialty minerals company, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024. Consolidated annual sales were $6,841 million versus $7,536 million in 2023. Net income was $407 million versus $647 million, while adjusted net income was $484 million versus $715 million in 2023. Annual adjusted EBITDA was $1,469 million versus $1,754 million in 2023. Diluted earnings per share for 2024 were $0.32, while adjusted diluted EPS was $0.38. Operating cash flow was $1,468 million in 2024, similar to adjusted EBITDA, while free cash flow was $758 million. For 2024, the Company distributed $242 million in dividends to its shareholders.

For the fourth quarter of 2024, consolidated sales were $1,601 million versus $1,690 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Net income and adjusted net income for the fourth quarter of 2024 were $70 million and $104 million, respectively, versus $67 million and $123 million, respectively, for the fourth quarter of 2023. Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter was $347 million versus $357 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. Fourth quarter diluted earnings per share were $0.06, with adjusted diluted EPS of $0.08, versus $0.05 and $0.10, respectively in the fourth quarter of 2023. Operating cash flow was $452 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, similar to the fourth quarter of 2023.

"ICL delivered 2024 adjusted EBITDA of $1,469 million, with our specialties-driven businesses contributing 70% of that amount, as we continued to focus on cash generation while increasing market share across Industrial Products, Phosphate Solutions and Growing Solutions. We remain committed to growing our leadership position for these three businesses," said Raviv Zoller, president and CEO of ICL. "During 2024, amidst persistent potash price declines and geopolitical challenges, we achieved strong profitability and cashflow, introduced dozens of innovative specialties products, developed new global partnerships, set production records at multiple sites, completed complementary bolt-on acquisitions, and continued to be vigilant in the execution of cost savings and efficiency efforts, all while continuing to drive significant value to our shareholders through dividends. As a result of these items, as well as prudent timing of potash deliveries, we are entering 2025 in a solid position and looking forward to improving market conditions in key end-markets."

For 2025, the Company expects the specialties-driven segments' EBITDA to be between $0.95 billion to $1.15 billion. For Potash, the Company expects 2025 sales volumes to be between 4.5 million metric tons and 4.7 million metric tons. (1a).

Financial Figures and non-GAAP Financial Measures

Segment Information

Industrial Products

The Industrial Products segment produces bromine from a highly concentrated solution in the Dead Sea and bromine-based compounds at its facilities in Israel, the Netherlands and China. In addition, the segment produces several grades of salts, magnesium chloride, magnesia-based products, phosphorus-based products and functional fluids.

Results of operations and key indicators

Significant highlights for the fourth quarter

• Flame retardants: Bromine-based sales decreased year-over-year while phosphorus-based sales increased year-over-year, with higher volumes, mainly in Europe, due to the implementation of duties on imports of tris (2-chloro-1-methylethyl) phosphate (TCPP) from China.
• Elemental bromine: Sales were nearly flat year-over-year, as operational efficiencies allowed higher gross margins.
• Clear brine fluids: Sales decreased year-over-year, as oil and gas demand in the Eastern Hemisphere remained softer, due to the drilling cycle operations, resulting in lower volumes sold.
• Specialty minerals: Sales increased slightly year-over-year, due to growth in demand from the pharma and food end-markets, which was partially offset by lower demand for certain industrial applications. 

Results analysis for the period October – December 2024

• Quantity – The negative impact on operating income was primarily related to a decrease in sales volumes of bromine-based flame retardants and clear brine fluids. This was partially offset by higher sales volumes of phosphorus-based flame retardants.
• Price – The negative impact on operating income was primarily due to lower selling prices of bromine-based industrial solutions and bromine-based flame retardants.
• Raw materials – The positive impact on operating income was mainly due to decreased costs of Bisphenol A (BPA).
• Operating and other expenses – The positive impact on operating income was primarily related to operational efficiencies due to higher production.

Potash

The Potash segment produces and sells mainly potash, salts, magnesium and electricity. Potash is produced in Israel using an evaporation process to extract potash from the Dead Sea at Sodom and in Spain using conventional mining from an underground mine. The segment also produces and sells pure magnesium, magnesium alloys and chlorine. In addition, the segment sells salt products produced at its potash site in Spain. The segment operates a power plant in Sodom, which supplies electricity and steam to ICL facilities in Israel with any surplus electricity sold to external customers.

Results of operations and key indicators

Significant highlights for the fourth quarter

• ICL's potash price (CIF) per tonne of $285 in the fourth quarter was 4% lower than the third quarter and 17% lower year-over-year.
• The Grain Price Index fell by 1.1% during the fourth quarter of 2024, with soybeans, wheat and rice 6.1%, 2.7% and 1.8% lower, respectively, while corn prices increased by 6.8%.
• The WASDE (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates) report, published by the USDA in February 2025, showed a continued decrease in the expected ratio of global inventories of grains to consumption to 26.5% for the 2024/25 agriculture year, compared to 28.2% for the 2023/24 agriculture year and 28.6% for the 2022/23 agriculture year.
• In December 2024, as part of ICL's 2025-2027 Chinese framework agreements, ICL signed contracts with its Chinese customers to supply 2,500,000 metric tonnes of potash with mutual options for an additional 960,000 metric tonnes in aggregate, over the course of the three-year term. Prices for the quantities to be supplied according to the framework agreements will be established in line with prevailing market prices in China as of the relevant date of supply.
• Metal Magnesium: Sales decreased year-over-year, as lower prices offset higher volumes. 

Additional segment information

Global potash market - average prices and imports:

Potash – Production and Sales

Fourth quarter 2024

• Production – Production was 39 thousand tonnes higher year-over-year, mainly due to higher production in Spain.
• Sales – The quantity of potash sold was 80 thousand tonnes higher year-over-year, mainly due to higher sales volumes in India and Europe, partially offset by lower sales volumes in Brazil, the US and China.

Full year 2024

• Production – Production was 82 thousand tonnes higher year-over-year, mainly due to operational improvements in Spain, which outweighed operational challenges and war-related issues at the Dead Sea.
• Sales – The quantity of potash sold was 127 thousand tonnes lower year-over-year, mainly due to decreased sales volumes in China and Brazil, partially offset by higher sales volumes in Europe, India and the US.

Results analysis for the period October – December 2024

• Quantity – The positive impact on operating income was primarily related to an increase in sales volumes of magnesium, as well as an increase in potash sales volumes in India and Europe, partially offset by lower potash sales volumes in Brazil, the US and China.
• Price – The negative impact on operating income resulted primarily from a decrease of $60 in the potash price (CIF) per tonne, year-over-year.
• Transportation – The positive impact on operating income was due to a decrease in inland costs and marine costs, primarily to Brazil and the US.
• Operating and other expenses – The positive impact on operating income was primarily related to lower operational and maintenance costs.

Phosphate Solutions

The Phosphate Solutions segment operates ICL's phosphate value chain and uses phosphate rock and fertilizer-grade phosphoric acid to produce phosphate-based specialty products with higher added value, as well as to produce and sell phosphate-based fertilizers.

Results of operations and key indicators ⁽¹⁾

Significant highlights for the fourth quarter

• White phosphoric acid: Sales decreased year-over-year, as higher volumes mainly in South America were unable to offset lower prices in all regions.
• Industrial phosphates: Sales decreased year-over-year, as higher volumes in all major regions did not offset lower prices related to decreasing cost input prices.
• Food phosphates: Sales were nearly flat year-over-year, as higher volumes were offset by lower market prices, mainly in North America, due to reduced raw material costs.
• Battery materials: Sales in Asia increased year-over-year, as market demand expanded. Elsewhere, the Battery Materials Innovation and Qualification Center (BM-IQ) in St. Louis is nearing completion, which will allow ICL to begin qualifying battery material products for customers. In January 2025, the Company signed a strategic agreement with Shenzhen Dynanonic Co., Ltd. to establish LFP production in Europe. The new facility is planned to be located at ICL's Sallent site in Spain and could substantially expand the Company's battery materials business.
• Commodity phosphates: Overall phosphate prices remained stable in the fourth quarter of 2024, as key markets – including India – continued to experience a shortage of DAP and export availability from China remained limited. Key benchmarks were on average 3% higher quarter-over-quarter.
• Developments in key markets are described below:
  • Chinese DAP export prices ended 2024 at $615/mt, $30 above 2023 prices, as the country's trade policy continued to be a key determinant of global pricing levels. Offshore shipments were paused late in the fourth quarter and, at the time of writing, Chinese DAP/MAP exports for 2024 were estimated at 6 to 7 million mt – the second lowest amount over the past five years.
  • India's DAP price was estimated at $634/mt CFR at the end of 2024 – only $6 lower than at the beginning of the fourth quarter, defying traditionally lower demand in the Northern Hemisphere. India imported fewer than 5 million mt of DAP and ended the year with fewer than 1 million mt of stock versus average annual imports of 6 million mt and an average end-of-year stock above 2 million mt between 2019 and 2023.
  • Phosphate demand in the US was firm throughout 2024. Provisional data places fourth quarter arrivals at around 500 thousand mt, consistent with the five-year average. Imports have been supported by attractive farmer margins during recent years and the subsequent maximization of planted acreage. Additionally, local phosphate production has faced various operational challenges. Recent hurricanes not only interrupted production but also resulted in stock loss. DAP FOB NOLA ended the fourth quarter at $637/mt, $25/mt higher than the beginning of the quarter.
  • Brazilian MAP/NPS imports accelerated in the third quarter of 2024 and remained firm through the fourth quarter, due to the planting of the Safra soy crop. Weather conditions improved consistently through October and November, enabling planting to progress rapidly and supporting last minute fertilizer demand. The Brazilian MAP price ended the fourth quarter at $635/mt CFR, flat compared to the previous quarter.
• Indian phosphoric acid prices are negotiated on a quarterly basis. The fourth quarter price was settled at $1,060/mt P₂O₅, $110 higher than the third quarter. For the first quarter of 2025, the price was settled at $1,055/mt, reflecting a slight decrease in DAP prices.
• Sulphur FOB Middle East ended the fourth quarter at $165/mt, $38 higher than prevailing levels at the end of the third quarter. The increase was driven by strong demand from key end-users, including Morocco, where a new sulphur burner was ramping up, and, to a lesser extent, continued tightening of supply.

 Additional segment information

Global phosphate commodities market - average prices:

Results analysis for the period October – December 2024

• Quantity – The positive impact on operating income was due to higher sales volumes of phosphate-based food additives and MAP used as raw materials for energy storage solutions, partially offset by lower sales volumes of phosphate fertilizers and white phosphoric acid (WPA).
• Price – The negative impact on operating income was primarily due to lower selling prices of WPA, as well as phosphate-based food additives and salts, partially offset by higher phosphate fertilizer selling prices.
• Raw materials –The positive impact on operating income was due to the lower costs of ammonia and potassium hydroxide (KOH), partially offset by the higher cost of sulphur.
• Transportation – The positive impact on operating income was due to a decrease in marine and inland transportation costs.
• Operating and other expenses – The negative impact on operating income was primarily related to higher maintenance and operational expenses.

Growing Solutions

The Growing Solutions segment aims to achieve global leadership in plant nutrition by enhancing its position in its core markets of specialty agriculture, ornamental horticulture, turf and landscaping, fertilizers and FertilizerpluS, and by targeting high-growth markets such as Brazil, India, and China. The segment leverages its unique R&D capabilities, substantial agronomic experience, global footprint, backward integration to potash, phosphate and polysulphate and its chemistry know-how, as well as its ability to integrate and generate synergies from acquired businesses. The segment continuously works to expand its broad portfolio of specialty plant nutrition, plant stimulation and plant health solutions, which consists of enhanced efficiency and controlled release fertilizers (CRF), water-soluble fertilizers (WSF), liquid fertilizers and straights (MKP/MAP/PeKacid), FertilizerpluS, soil and foliar micronutrients, biostimulants, soil conditioners, seed treatment products and adjuvants.

Results of operations and key indicators

Significant highlights for the fourth quarter

Regional highlights:

• Brazil: Sales decreased year-over-year, mainly due to exchange rate fluctuations, as lower raw material costs drove higher gross profit.
• Europe: Sales decreased year-over-year as higher selling prices were unable to offset lower sales volumes. However, lower raw material costs drove higher gross profit.
• North America: Sales increased year-over-year due to higher volumes and higher prices, which contributed to an increase in gross profit.
• Asia: Sales decreased year-over-year, as higher prices were unable to offset lower volumes. However, improved product mix drove higher gross profit.

Product highlights:

• Specialty agriculture (SA): Sales decreased year-over-year, due to exchange rate fluctuations and lower sales volumes, mainly in Brazil, which were partially offset by higher sales volumes and selling prices in the US and India.
• Turf and ornamental (T&O): Sales increased year-over-year, primarily due to higher sales of ornamental horticulture, driven by increased demand for CRFs in Europe. In December 2024, the segment completed its acquisition of GreenBest, a UK-based manufacturer of specialty fertilizers and tailored solutions. The acquisition strengthens the Company's position in the turf and landscape sector and enhances its presence in the UK market, where GreenBest's expertise in custom manufacturing capabilities complements the Company's existing portfolio.
• FertilizerpluS: Sales decreased year-over-year, driven primarily by lower sales volumes, mainly in Europe and China, which were partially offset by higher sales volumes in the US.

Results analysis for the period October – December 2024

• Quantity – The negative impact on operating income was primarily related to lower sales volumes of specialty agriculture and FertilizerpluS products. This impact was partially offset by higher sales volumes of turf and ornamental products.
• Price – The positive impact on operating income was due to higher selling prices of specialty agriculture products, mainly in the US and India.
• Exchange rates – The unfavorable impact on operating income was due to the negative impact on sales resulting from the depreciation of the average exchange rate of the Brazilian real against the US dollar, which exceeded the positive impact from lower operational costs.
• Raw materials – The positive impact on operating income was primarily related to lower costs for commodity fertilizers and nitrogen.
• Operating and other expenses – The positive impact on operating income was primarily related to lower maintenance and operational costs.

Financing expenses, net

Net financing expenses in the fourth quarter of 2024 amounted to $33 million, the same as the corresponding quarter of last year.

Tax expenses

In the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company's reported tax expenses amounted to $33 million, compared to $33 million in the corresponding quarter of last year, reflecting an effective tax rate of 29% and 28%, respectively.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2024, the Company's cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments and deposits amounted to $442 million compared to $592 million as of December 31, 2023. In addition, the Company maintained about $1.2 billion of unused credit facilities, as of December 31, 2024.

Outstanding net debt

As of December 31, 2024, ICL's net financial liabilities amounted to $1,851 million, a decrease of $244 million compared to December 31, 2023.

Credit facilities

Sustainability-linked Revolving Credit Facility (RCF)

In April 2023, the Company entered into a Sustainability-Linked Revolving Credit Facility Agreement between its subsidiary ICL Finance B.V., as borrower, and a consortium of 12 international banks for $1,550 million.

In April 2024, all the banks agreed to extend the RCF agreement for an additional year which is now due to expire in April 2029. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had utilized about $520 million of its $1,550 million credit facility framework.

Securitization

The total amount of the Company's committed securitization facility framework is $300 million, with an additional $100 million uncommitted. As of December 31, 2024, ICL had utilized approximately $176 million of the facility's framework.

Ratings and financial covenants

Fitch Ratings

In June of 2024, Fitch Ratings reaffirmed the Company's long-term issuer default rating and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-'. The outlook on the long-term issuer default rating is stable.

S&P Ratings

In July of 2024, S&P reaffirmed the Company's international credit rating and senior unsecured rating of 'BBB-'. In addition, S&P Maalot reaffirmed the Company's credit rating of 'ilAA' with a stable rating outlook.

Financial covenants

As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants stipulated in its financing agreements.

Dividend Distribution

In connection with ICL's fourth quarter 2024 results, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of 4.03 cents per share, or approximately $52 million. The dividend will be paid on March 25, 2025. The record date is March 12, 2025.

About ICL

ICL Group Ltd. is a leading global specialty minerals company, which creates impactful solutions for humanity's sustainability challenges in the food, agriculture, and industrial markets. ICL leverages its unique bromine, potash, and phosphate resources, its global professional workforce, and its sustainability focused R&D and technological innovation capabilities, to drive the Company's growth across its end markets. ICL shares are dual listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (NYSE and TASE: ICL). The Company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide, and its 2024 revenue totaled approximately $7 billion. For more information, visit the Company's website at www.icl-group.com¹.

We disclose in this quarterly report non-IFRS financial measures titled adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA. Our management uses adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA to facilitate operating performance comparisons from period to period. We calculate our adjusted operating income by adjusting our operating income to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under "Adjustments to reported operating, and net income (non-GAAP)" below. Certain of these items may recur. We calculate our adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders by adjusting our net income attributable to the Company's shareholders to add certain items, as set forth in the reconciliation table under "Adjustments to reported operating, and net income (non-GAAP)" below, excluding the total tax impact of such adjustments. We calculate our diluted adjusted earnings per share by dividing adjusted net income by the weighted-average number of diluted ordinary shares outstanding. Our adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income before financing expenses, net, taxes on income, share in earnings of equity-accounted investees, depreciation and amortization, and certain adjustments presented in the reconciliation table under "Consolidated adjusted EBITDA, and diluted adjusted Earnings Per Share for the periods of activity" below, which were adjusted for in calculating the adjusted operating income.

You should not view adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share or adjusted EBITDA as a substitute for operating income or net income attributable to the Company's shareholders determined in accordance with IFRS, and you should note that our definitions of adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA may differ from those used by other companies. Additionally, other companies may use other measures to evaluate their performance, which may reduce the usefulness of our non-IFRS financial measures as tools for comparison. However, we believe adjusted operating income, adjusted net income attributable to the Company's shareholders, diluted adjusted earnings per share, and adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to both management, and investors by excluding certain items that management believes are not indicative of our ongoing operations. Our management uses these non-IFRS measures to evaluate the Company's business strategies and management performance. We believe that these non IFRS measures provide useful information to investors because they improve the comparability of our financial results between periods and provide for greater transparency of key measures used to evaluate our performance.

(1a) The Company only provides guidance on a non-GAAP basis. The Company does not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP) to GAAP net income (loss), due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting, and quantifying certain amounts that are necessary for such reconciliation, in particular, because special items such as restructuring, litigation, and other matters, used to calculate projected net income (loss) vary dramatically based on actual events, the Company is not able to forecast on a GAAP basis with reasonable certainty all deductions needed in order to provide a GAAP calculation of projected net income (loss) at this time. The amount of these deductions may be material, and therefore could result in projected GAAP net income (loss) being materially less than projected adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP). The guidance speaks only as of the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this news release or to reflect actual outcomes, unless required by law. The Company provides guidance for Specialties-driven EBITDA, which includes Industrial Products, Growing Solutions and Phosphate Solutions, as the Phosphate Solutions business is now predominantly specialties-focused. For our Potash business we provide sales volumes guidance. The Company believes this information provides greater transparency, as these new metrics are less impacted by fertilizer commodity prices, given the extreme volatility in recent years.

We present a discussion in the period-to-period comparisons of the primary drivers of change in the Company's results of operations. This discussion is based in part on management's best estimates of the impact of the main trends on our businesses. We have based the following discussion on our financial statements. You should read such discussion together with our financial statements.

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Adjustments to Reported Operating and Net income (non-GAAP)

Consolidated adjusted EBITDA and diluted adjusted Earnings Per Share for the periods of activity

Calculation of adjusted EBITDA was made as follows:

Calculation of diluted adjusted earnings per share was made as follows:

Consolidated Results Analysis

Results analysis for the period October – December 2024

• Quantity – The positive impact on operating income was primarily due to higher sales volumes of potash, magnesium, MAP used as a raw material for energy storage solutions, and phosphate-based food additives. These were partially offset by lower sales volumes of specialty agriculture products.
• Price – The negative impact on operating income was primarily related to a decrease of $60 in the potash price (CIF) per tonne year-over-year, as well as lower selling prices of white phosphoric acid (WPA) and phosphate-based food additives. These were partially offset by higher selling prices of specialty agriculture products and phosphate fertilizers.
• Exchange rates – The unfavorable impact on operating income was mainly due to a negative impact on sales resulting from the depreciation of the average exchange rate of the Brazilian real against the US dollar, which slightly exceeded its positive impact on operational costs.
• Raw materials – The positive impact on operating income was due to the lower cost of commodity fertilizers and raw materials used in the production of industrial solutions products, ammonia and nitrogen. This impact was partially offset by higher costs for sulphur.
• Transportation – The positive impact on operating income resulted from lower inland and marine transportation costs.
• Operating and other expenses - The negative impact on operating income was primarily related to higher maintenance and operational costs, which was partially offset by operational efficiencies, mainly in the Industrial Products segment.

Security situation in Israel

In October 2023, the Israeli government declared a state of war in response to attacks on its civilians in the south of the country, which escalated to other areas. The security situation has presented several challenges, including disruptions in supply chains and shipping routes, personnel shortages due to recurring rounds of mobilization for reserve duty, additional costs to protect Company sites/assets, effects of reluctance to perform contractual obligations in Israel during hostilities, various bans and limitations on trade and cooperation with Israel related entities, and fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates relative to the Israeli shekel. Additionally, regional tensions involving Houthis attacks and threats to commercial vessels have intensified, disrupting shipping routes and commercial shipping arrangements, leading to increased shipping costs.

The Company continues to take measures to ensure the safety of its employees and business partners, as well as the communities in which it operates. It has also implemented supportive measures to accommodate employees called for reserve duty, aiming to minimize any potential impact on its business, and to avoid disruptions to production activities at its facilities in Israel.

The security situation in the last year has not had a material impact on the Company's business results. However, as the developments related to the war, as well as its duration, are unpredictable, the Company is unable to estimate the extent of the war's potential impact on its future business and results. The Company continuously monitors developments and will take all necessary actions to minimize any negative consequences to its operations and assets.

Forward-looking Statements

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Forward-looking statements appear in a number of places in this announcement and include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our intent, belief or current expectations. Forward-looking statements are based on our management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently available to our management. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, and the actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements due to various factors, including, but not limited to:

Changes in exchange rates or prices compared to those we are currently experiencing; loss or impairment of business licenses or mineral extractions permits or concessions; volatility of supply and demand and the impact of competition; the difference between actual reserves and our reserve estimates; natural disasters and cost of compliance with environmental regulatory legislative and licensing restrictions including laws and regulation related to, and physical impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; failure to "harvest" salt which could lead to accumulation of salt at the bottom of the evaporation Pond 5 in the Dead Sea; disruptions at our seaport shipping facilities or regulatory restrictions affecting our ability to export our products overseas; general market, political or economic conditions in the countries in which we operate; price increases or shortages with respect to our principal raw materials; delays in termination of engagements with contractors and/or governmental obligations; the inflow of significant amounts of water into the Dead Sea which could adversely affect production at our plants; labor disputes, slowdowns and strikes involving our employees; pension and health insurance liabilities; Pandemics may create disruptions, impacting our sales, operations, supply chain and customers; changes to governmental incentive programs or tax benefits, creation of new fiscal or tax related legislation; and/or higher tax liabilities; changes in our evaluations and estimates, which serve as a basis for the recognition and manner of measurement of assets and liabilities; failure to integrate or realize expected benefits from mergers and acquisitions, organizational restructuring and joint ventures; currency rate fluctuations; rising interest rates; government examinations or investigations; disruption of our, or our service providers', information technology systems or breaches of our, or our service providers', data security; failure to retain and/or recruit key personnel; inability to realize expected benefits from our cost reduction program according to the expected timetable; inability to access capital markets on favorable terms; cyclicality of our businesses; changes in demand for our fertilizer products due to a decline in agricultural product prices, lack of available credit, weather conditions, government policies or other factors beyond our control; sales of our magnesium products being affected by various factors that are not within our control; our ability to secure approvals and permits from the authorities in Israel to continue our phosphate mining operations in Rotem Amfert Israel; volatility or crises in the financial markets; hazards inherent to mining and chemical manufacturing; the failure to ensure the safety of our workers and processes; litigation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings; exposure to third party and product liability claims; product recalls or other liability claims as a result of food safety and food-borne illness concerns; insufficiency of insurance coverage; closing of transactions, mergers and acquisitions; war or acts of terror and/or political, economic and military instability in Israel and its region; including the current state of war declared in Israel and any resulting disruptions to our supply and production chains; filing of class actions and derivative actions against the Company, its executives and Board members; The Company is exposed to risks relating to its current and future activity in emerging markets; and other risk factors discussed under "Item 3 - Key Information— D. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on March 14, 2023 (the "Annual Report").

Forward looking statements speak only as at the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update them in light of new information or future developments or to release publicly any revisions to these statements in order to reflect later events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

This report for the fourth quarter of 2024 (the "Quarterly Report") should be read in conjunction with the Annual Report and the report for the first, second and third quarters of 2024 published by the Company (the "prior quarterly reports"), including the description of the events occurring subsequent to the date of the statement of financial position, as filed with the U.S. SEC.

Appendix:

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

Information based on geographical location

The following table presents the distribution of the operating segments sales by geographical location of the customer: